Colorado football: Player retention key for Buffs interim coach Mike Sanford

Colorado lost 49-10 to Oregon on Saturday. The Buffs are 1-8 in the Pac-12 and 34-point underdogs for Friday's game against No. 8 USC. Colorado hasn't beaten a top-ten team on the road since 1995. Mike Sanford is worried about keeping his players. He thinks it's going to be commonplace for teams to play against former players in college football. He wants to keep his young players and not lose them to transfer portal. It's more important to win games than keep players, he says.

Jordyn Tyson was injured late in Saturday's game. He is a true freshman receiver for the Buffs. The transfer portal window closes in January.

Mike Sanford is the interim head coach of the Colorado football team. He wants to keep promising young players in the program. The team is playing well, but Sanford wants them to know the university cares about them. The university is likely to hire a full-time head football coach. Sanford hopes to win the game next week. His team has played well all season. They are playing against one of top teams in America. Sanford is proud of his team's performance. It's the team that has never quit on the field.

Victory Johnson, a three-star linebacker from Cathedral Catholic in San Diego, gave his pledge to the Colorado Buffs on Saturday night. Johnson has 10 scholarship offers and had seven offers from Pac-12 schools. Colorado has 18 commits for the 2023 class.